Decompress
Vendor:
First CVE: Apr 26, 2020 · Active for 6 years
4
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 72% of tracked products
2.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 60% of tracked products
7.3
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 45% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Decompress over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Apr 26, 2020
6 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 9, 2026
16 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Decompress4 CVEs
50%
25%
25%
All CVEs352,708 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local2 (50.0%)
Network2 (50.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low4 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None3 (75.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required1 (25.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None4 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-39246HIGH decompress before 4.2.2 allows arbitrary symlink creation during archive extraction. When processing symlink entries (type === 'symlink'), the x.linkname field from the archive is | Jul 9, 2026 | 7.5 | 33 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-39245MEDIUM decompress before 4.2.2 contains an improper path containment check that enables directory traversal and arbitrary file write. The safeMakeDir function (index.js line 29) and the e | Jul 9, 2026 | 6.2 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-12265CRITICAL The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal. | Apr 26, 2020 | 9.8 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-39243MEDIUM decompress before 4.2.2 allows arbitrary hardlink creation during archive extraction, enabling file read disclosure and file corruption. When processing hardlink entries (type === | Jul 9, 2026 | 5.5 | 28 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Decompress
Top CWEs
Versions
No cataloged versions.